BRITISH AXD EUROPEAX BUrTKRFLTKS AXD M(rrnS. 



through the fringes, instead of a siibmarginal 

 line; these interrupt the Hglit marginal line. 

 Between these and the black longitudinal 

 streaks are a few siniikir markings beyond 

 the reniform stigma and one from the base 

 above the light streak. The fringes are banded 

 with darker. The hind wings are brownish 

 j-ellow with blackish nervures, central lunule 

 and marginal line and a broad brownish 

 marginal band. The collar is pale grey with 

 three slender brown transverse lines; the tegulse 

 are similar with brown edges. The abdomen 

 is ashy grey. The moth appears in May, and 

 is widely distributed but local in Central and 

 Northern Europe and is an extreme rarit\' in 

 England. The larva is cherry-brown, finely 

 dotted and hairy, with a fine yellow dorsal 

 line, a yellow lateral stripe above the legs, 

 and spade-shaped spots on the back with their 

 points directed backwards. It feeds in August 

 on Hypericum and, it is said, on some other 

 plants also. 



C. radiosa, Esp. Fore wings pale yellow 

 varied with brown, the reniform stigma large 

 and white. The nervures are brown with 

 sharp light-coloured zigzags passing through 

 the fringes. The hind wings are yellowisli 

 with a broad black marginal band, dark central 

 lunule and white fringes. It inhabits South- 

 Central Europe but is scarce. It is found 

 chiefly in mountainous districts and ilies in tlie 

 day-time about ilowers. The larva is reddisli 

 brown with three dull dark lines on the back 

 and a rediiish vellow longitudinal stripe on the 

 sides. It lives on Hypericum in July and August. 



Genus Eriopus, Treit. 



Fore wings rather broad, with waved hind 

 margins, somewhat prominently angulated at 

 nervure 4. The nervures are light, the two 

 transverse lines double and the submarginal line 

 interrupted. The hind margins of tlie hind 

 wings are incised on ner\-ure 5. The antenna? 

 are setiform, somewhat thickened in the first 

 third in the male, beyond which they become 

 more slender, with long bristles between the 

 cilia, which grow shorter on the terminal 

 third. The palpi are slightly raised, with a pro- 

 minent oval terminal joint. The thorax has a 

 slight double crest. The middle legs are covered 

 throughout their length with shaggy liair. 



E.purpureofasciata, Pill. PI. XX\'. fig. 

 10. This pretty moth is found in the south 

 of Central Europe. The larva is smooth, 

 green or brownish, with a dark brown crescent, 

 bordered with yellow, on the back of each 

 segment, directed backwards. There is a 

 yellowish line above the legs, bordered with 

 brownish below. It lives in Summer on Ptcris 

 aqmlina and spins a cocoon on the ground at 

 the end of .A.ugust, but does not pupate till 

 the following May. 



Genus Polyphaenis, Boisd. 



Front, palpi, and base of the antennae, 

 with fine smooth hair. The thorax is arched 

 and is finely clothed with pointed scales. Of 

 the two crests, only the posterior is distinct, 

 the anterior being scarcely indicated. The 

 abdomen is covered with smooth scales, and 

 has strong tufts on the middle. The proboscis 

 is stout and the eyes naked. The antennae 

 in the males have short dense ciliated pecti- 

 nations, which do not quite reach to the end, 

 in the females they are setiform. The larva? 

 remain hidden during the day among dry 

 leaves. 



P. sericata, l-2sp. Fore wings brown varied 

 with olive-green, darkest in the basal area, 

 and the suffused band. The two transverse 

 lines are broadly white towards the inner 

 margin, and are placed rather widely apart. 

 The submarginal line has a black sti'eak in cells 

 lb and 3, towards the base. The hind wings 

 are pale orange-yellow, with a dark marginal 

 band and central lunule. The head and thorax 

 are brown, varied with olive-green. It is 

 found in the South of Central Europe in Jul\-. 

 The larva is light grey finely dotted with 

 black, with a distinct dorsal line, enclosing 

 two other blackish lines which converge at 

 the front of each segment. It is darker above 

 the legs and on the belly. The head is light 

 brown and rounded. It hibernates and lives 

 till May on honeysuckle, privet, etc. 



Genus Trachea, Hiilm. 



Tliis Genus is distinguished from Hadcna 

 by the fine woolly clothing on the front and 

 palpi, the smooth scales dispersed among the 

 hair of the thorax and the densely woolly hair 

 at the base of the antennae The antennx in 



